Anyone here has one?
Looks like a neat little box.
Maybe it has been asked before.....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6856173039
Sorry can't find no one.....
Thank you.
Or has anyone got a change to test out XBMC on the AD10?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6856173030
Zotac ZBOXNANO-AD10-PLUS
Beer40oz
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2012-05-10 07:14
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"A6-PACK" The Original ☆ unRAID Server ☆ MCE Remote Turn ON HTPC FOUND! w/DONGLE Time to sit back, relax and enjoy XBMC.... CHEERS!!!
(This post was last modified: 2012-05-10 07:19 by Beer40oz.)
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lagledavid
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2012-05-10 07:51
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seems kind of pricey we can do better for less
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romasi
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2012-05-10 19:07
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I've been looking at these for a couple months. The non-plus versions (without memory and hard drive) were selling for around $150 on sale. The only reason I did not pursue it were the comments about noise. I read on one review a concern about a small cheap fan that could get noisy. And then there were other reviews that the fan was loud enough to hear. I was hoping this was a bedroom alternative to the apple tv, but decided not to take the risk.
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baluba
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2012-05-11 03:01
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(2012-05-10 07:14)Beer40oz Wrote: Anyone here has one? This should be better Zotac ZBOXNANO-ID61 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...8&Tpk=id61 Waiting for the non plus version, should be under $250. The CPU on this is way better, and Intel GPU has better support. I think AMD only advantage is for HDMI 1.4 ( 3D ?), which I don't care about. Celeron 867 should be able to do Netflix HD no way for AMD ( Netflix uses Silverlight which can not be accelerated for protected content).
(This post was last modified: 2012-05-11 03:05 by baluba.)
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larock0wns
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2012-05-12 00:33
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I have the AD10 running XBMC on Win7. It works perfectly. Plays 1080p just fine. I stream from a NAS, hard wired. Remote works perfect. I can't comment on Netflix as I don't have an account, but I hear it has issues.. but I can't verify or deny that.
As far as wireless, I wouldn't recommend it, but I don't any media player that can stream 1080p over wireless I suggest getting the Non-Plus since you can put in better hardware for the less the cost of the plus. Let me know if you have any other questions, and I'll try answer them. |
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aptalca
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2012-05-12 05:33
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(2012-05-12 00:33)larock0wns Wrote: I have the AD10 running XBMC on Win7. It works perfectly. Plays 1080p just fine. I stream from a NAS, hard wired. Remote works perfect. I can't comment on Netflix as I don't have an account, but I hear it has issues.. but I can't verify or deny that. What do you think of the noise? |
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larock0wns
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2012-05-12 07:39
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If I pause a movie and listen real close, I can barely hear the fan. This is having the Zotac about 12 feet away in a 12x12 room with no other background noise (ie fan, refrigerator, etc). So unless you are really trying to hear the fan, or if you sit right next to the device, you won't hear it, especially if it's in a bigger room.
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Calundann
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2012-05-12 20:40
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(2012-05-11 03:01)baluba Wrote:(2012-05-10 07:14)Beer40oz Wrote: Anyone here has one? I have been considering that one too and would like to know if it can handle hi10p content? |
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larock0wns
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2012-05-12 20:47
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I haven't seen any complaints on any Zotac not being able to handle high bit rate 1080p content, even older models. My guess is the ID61 will play everything fine.
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fishypops
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2012-05-18 02:12
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OK. I have something to say about the Zotac AD10;
I have owned one since 09-2011. It runs with an SSD. It is in my bedroom as my XBMC HTPC running Win8. It is great for all video. It is VERY noisy though. It is the big drawback. I have read that the AD11 is the same. I love it, but can't recommend it as a bedroom HTPC. |
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